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February 2008
- Boleyn No History Lesson
  
  newser | Rotten Tomatoes | Feb 29, 08 11:02 AM CST
  
  The Other Boleyn Girl is anything but a dry history lesson about the 16th century, critics say—don't take it too seriously, and you'll be all right. It "probably shouldn't be the way in which high-school kids learn about Henry VIII and his court, but it's a fun movie," writes Bill Goodykoonts in the Arizona Republic . Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson star as Anne Boleyn and her sister Mary. More »
  
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  movie • movie review • England • history • Scarlett Johansson • Natalie Portman • Anne Boleyn • Henry VIII
- Britons Quaking After Midnight Tremors
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Feb 27, 08 6:12 AM CST
  
  Britons are calming down with a cuppa this morning after an earthquake rattled much of the island at 12:56am. The biggest quake here since 1984, the tremor was reported to be between 4.7 and 5.3 on the Richter scale and centered 127 miles north of London. Bricks tumbled and power went out in some places and one injury was reported, according to the Guardian . More »
  
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  United Kingdom • earthquake • England • Scotland • Wales • quake
- Royal Butler Recalled to Diana Inquest
  
  newser | BBC | Feb 22, 08 5:15 PM CST
  
  After a video showed the former royal butler saying he’d been untruthful during an appearance at the Princess Diana inquest, Paul Burrell is being asked to return and explain himself, reports the BBC. In the tape, Burrell allegedly claims to have dropped “red herrings” and kept secrets in his testimony; his lawyers say the statements were drawn from “insidious” questioning from the Sun newspaper. More »
  
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  Great Britain • United Kingdom • England • British royals • Princess Diana • Paul Burrell • butler • The Sun • Hasnat Khan
- UK's 'Suffolk Strangler' Guilty in 5 Murders
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Feb 22, 08 10:06 AM CST
  
  A British court yesterday found a former forklift driver guilty of the murders of five young women. The string of prostitute murders in Ipswich made the man dubbed the "Suffolk Strangler" one of Britain's most notorious serial killers. "I feel the pain will never go away," said the mother of a victim. Police now suspect Steve Wright, 49, in other unsolved murders. More »
  
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  England • prostitute • murder trial • serial killers
- 'Honor' Violence Against Women Surging in UK
  
  newser | Independent (UK) | Feb 10, 08 7:02 AM CST
  
  Violence in the name of family honor affects at least 17,000 women every year in Britain, and the number of unreported incidents may be drastically higher, the Independent reports. Forced marriages, sexual assaults, domestic violence, and so-called "honor" killings are reaching crisis levels, British officials say; they are calling on their consulates abroad to ramp up rescue efforts when daughters, some as young as 11, are sent abroad to marry against their will. More »
  
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  England • immigrant • women's rights • domestic violence • sexual assault • honor killings • forced marriage
- Fat Bridesmaids Are Bad Friends
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Feb 4, 08 8:45 PM CST
  
  Bridesmaids may be watching more than their weight if pre-wedding contracts become standard fare. One bride-to-be in five recently told pollsters that she favored a contract to make sure bridesmaids stay thin and don't get pregnant; other clauses would include limiting their alcohol intake and flirtation with "inappropriate male guests," including the groom, the Telegraph reports. More »
  
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  poll • England • wedding • brides • survey • bridesmaids
- Prince William May Try Stint as Journo
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Feb 2, 08 5:23 PM CST
  
  In an odd twist, Prince William may try a stint in journalism to train for public life, the Guardian reports. Officials say he would benefit from reporting on others, as journos will one day report on him as heir to England's throne. His handlers are also considering spells for William in civil service, sports, and law. More »
  
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  Great Britain • media • England • journalism • British royals • Prince William • royalty
December 2007
- Catholics Now No. 1 in Britain
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Dec 23, 07 12:47 PM CST
  
  For the first time in 400 years, Catholicism has more adherents than the Church of England in Great Britain, the Sunday Telegraph reports. Immigrants from Eastern Europe and Africa have filled the pews of Catholic churches, while attendance at Anglican Sunday services has dipped 20% since 2000, according to a survey of English churches. More »
  
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  Great Britain • religion • Catholic Church • England • Vatican • Catholicism • Anglican Church • God • Catholic • prayer • British • Anglican • Church of England • worshippers
- UK Bans Samurai Swords
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Dec 14, 07 3:35 PM CST
  
  British authorities are cracking down on a deadly, if unconventional, weapon—the samurai sword. The government banned the sale of the Japanese blades this week following at least 80 serious attacks, including five deaths, in the last few years, the Guardian reports. Collectors and martial arts practitioners will not be affected, just those who pick up cheaper imitations. More »
  
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  crime • England
- America the Beautiful: UK Women Lag in Grooming
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Dec 13, 07 5:37 PM CST
  
  British women could stand to take a few pointers from their American counterparts when it comes to the fine art of grooming, complains Tad Safran in the Times . The single-and-looking screenwriter, who splits time between London and LA, says it's no competition. American women follow "obligatory beauty maintenance"—exercise, manicures, pedicures—while British women are more content to "tuck into a second huge plate shepherd's pie." More »
  
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  United States • fashion • England • beauty • makeup
- England Courts Fabio Capello for Head Coach
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Dec 13, 07 2:41 PM CST
  
  The British Football Association may finally have found its head coach, as CEO Brian Barwick zeros in on Real Madrid's Fabio Capello. Pending likely approval from Capello's lawyers, Barwick will formally propose Capello to the FA board today. If appointed, Capello would coach England in the 2010 World Cup, with an option to stay until the 2012 European Championship. More »
  
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  England • soccer • World Cup • Real Madrid • British National Soccer Team • Football Association
- UK Cops Charge Boater With Fraud
  
  newser | BBC | Dec 8, 07 4:53 PM CST
  
  UK cops today charged John Darwin, the 57-year-old former teacher who allegedly faked his death in a 2002 canoeing incident, with two counts of fraud—acquiring a money transfer by fraud and lying to get a passport—the BBC reports. Darwin will remain in custody until a court appearance Monday; police have requested that his wife Anne, 55, believed to be in Miami, contact them "at the earliest opportunity." More »
  
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  crime • England • fraud • Panama • John Darwin • Anne Darwin
- Darwins Were Planning Panama Canoe Resort
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Dec 8, 07 8:56 AM CST
  
  The British man who faked his own death in a boating accident had been planning with his wife to open an eco-tourism resort offering idyllic canoeing holidays, the Times of London has discovered. John and Anne Darwin spent almost half a million dollars on property in Panama, including $390,000 on a swath of virgin forest on the banks of Lake Gatun, home to tapirs and toucans. More »
  
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  England • fraud • accident • missing person • insurance • Panama • John Darwin • Anne Darwin • eco tourism
- Wife in on 'Dead' Boater's Insurance Plot
  
  newser | Daily Mail (UK) | Dec 6, 07 2:42 AM CST
  
  The wife of a British canoeist declared dead after missing for five years admitted yesterday that she knew her husband was alive before he walked into a police station last weekend claiming to be an amnesiac. Anne Darwin confessed when she was confronted with a photo of herself with her husband, John, in Panama last year, reports the Daily Mail . More »
  
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  England • fraud • missing person • insurance • Panama • John Darwin • Anne Darwin
November 2007
- England Dumps McClaren
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Nov 22, 07 10:13 PM CST
  
  Steve McClaren has been fired as coach of England's soccer team after their failure to qualify for Euro 2008, reports the Times of London. England had been thrown a lifeline after Israel's surprise defeat of Russia, which gave them a chance to advance to the continental championships if they beat or drew with Croatia—but they slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Wembley. More »
  
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  England • soccer • Euro 2008 • Croatia • Wembley Stadium • Football Association
- Harry Charms Students Into Success
  
  newser | Time | Nov 22, 07 5:42 AM CST
  
  The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry it is not, but a suburban Nottingham school is using Harry Potter’s magic to get results. Primary students chose JK Rowling’s enchanted novels as their curriculum theme, a system school officials launched to raise lagging test scores. Subjects are laced with riffs on the books, and activities plunge students into Harry’s supernatural world. More »
  
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  England • Harry Potter • school • JK Rowling
- Deadly Bird Flu ID'd on UK Farm
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Nov 13, 07 4:57 PM CST
  
  The avian flu that decimated a British turkey farm is the dangerous H5N1 strain, which can spread to humans. Authorities are taking extreme precautions, reports the Telegraph, slaughtering about 6,000 birds and forbidding the transportation of poultry within a 6-mile "surveillance zone.” The H5N1 strain has killed more than 150 people worldwide. More »
  
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  England • public health • bird flu • avian flu • H5N1 • Suffolk • turkey
- Blair to Convert to Catholicism
  
  newser | Newsweek | Nov 10, 07 2:36 PM CST
  
  Tony Blair will officially become a Catholic in the next few weeks, a Catholic newspaper says, after years of signing off on Anglican appointments as prime minister. The conversion isn't a shock—Blair often attended Mass with his Catholic wife and child. But the Church of England’s official status, along with British disdain for mixing religion and politics, kept Blair from converting in office. More »
  
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  religion • Catholic Church • England • Tony Blair • Anglican Church
- Top 20 International Travel Hits
  
  newser | Forbes Traveler | Nov 6, 07 11:05 AM CST
  
  Money may not be flowing the way it once did, but Americans are traveling more than ever. Forbes Traveler lists the top 20 destinations for Yankee jetsetters: Mexico Canada UK More »
  
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  China • list • Japan • Mexico • Italy • travel • Canada • England • top travel destinations
- Britain to Fight Fat in 'Fit Towns'
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Nov 1, 07 4:56 PM CDT
  
  In light of dire predictions about the cost of the obesity crisis, England wants 10 previously planned eco-friendly towns to also combat obesity by promoting healthy lifestyles, the Guardian reported today. Among the proposals: more bike lanes; safe walking routes to school and the downtown area; larger and more modern parks, playgrounds and leisure centers. More »
  
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  France • United Kingdom • obesity • England • exercise • childhood obesity • obesity epidemic • fitness • healthy eating • bikes

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